MONTRÉAL — The Montrealer super middleweight Erick Bazinyan
is closer than ever to a participation of a world
championship. The WBO is ranking him # 5 contender in the
168 pounds division. However, Bazinyan knows he got to stay
undefeated. Saturday evening in the ring of the Montréal
Casino ballroom, Bazinyan (20-0-0) will face the Canadian
African Francy NTetu (17-2-0) in the main event of a boxing
show organized by the promoter Camille Estephan, the big
boss of The Eye Of The Tiger Management Group.

“Yes, I know I got to stay undefeated, and I will give the
effort necessary to keep my perfect record,” said Bazinyan.
“I got a great preparation, and I am sure I will be very
energetic Saturday evening. N’Tetu? I saw him in action in
watching videos. He is a good fighter, but he has no respect
for me, and I want to make him pay the price for that.”

Bazinyan, obviously, is proud to see his name in the Top
five of the WBO ratings. “I am proud of my position in the
WBO ratings, and I will try everything possible to progress
in the ratings,” said Bazinyan. “But I want to get more
experience before a first participation to a world
championship. I guess my promoter will wait another year
before involve me in a world title fight. We will see.”

N’Tetu replied to the Montrealer fighter: “Bazinyan, you
mentioned I have no respect for you because I said that you
built your perfect record in beating easy opponents. But I
really believe it. It’s absolutely true. I am sure you never
faced a fighter dangerous like me. I am sure you will
recognize it after the fight.”

A fighter living in Chicoutimi, Québec, N’Tetu believes he
is better prepared than Bazinyan for this challenge. “I am
really prepared to obtain the most important win of my pro
boxing career, and I am saying that for the reason that
Bazinyan is actually ranked fifth contender by the WBO,”
said N’Tetu. “However, nobody will persuade me that Bazinyan
is the most dangerous rival I got so far. I fought the
American David Benavidez. Don’t forget that Benavidez is the
actual WBC super middleweight champion of the world.”

Benevidez (20-0-0) beat N’Tetu by TKO in the seventh round
in June 2016 in Brooklyn, New York. “No doubt in my mind,
this event will be one of the best boxing show presented in
Canada during the last five years,” said Camille Estephan.
“I am expecting great action with the two most important
fights of the evening, and I am positive the boxing fans
will appreciate also our preliminaries fights.”

Just before the main event, the IBF super lightweight North
American champion Mathieu Germain (15-0-0), from Montréal,
will defend his title against the Mexican Carlos Jimenez
(14-8-1).

“It’s the first defense of my North American title, and I am
taking it very seriously,” said Germain. “You can tell me
that my opponent has not the most impressive record, but
don’t forger one thing, he scored wins against fighters with
records of 17-0-0 and 19-0-0. I am sure he is more dangerous
that his record is showing it. But I am very optimistic
about the result of the fight. I am perfectly prepared
mentally, physically and technically for this challenge. I
want to stay undefeated to increase my chances to be ranked
in the Top 10 or Top 15 of the WBC, the WBA, the IBF and the
WBO.”

At the weigh in supervised by the Québec Athletic Commission
(Régie provinciale des sports de combat) , Bazinyan posted
an official weight of 167 pounds, N’Tetu 168.3, Germain
139.8 and Jimenez 139.4 pounds.